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JONES AND BARTLETT EMT TESTPREP
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
SOLUTIONS | GUARANTEED SUCCESS.
the active, muscular part of breathing is called: - correct
answer- inhalation
A 22-year-old man crashed his motorcycle into a tree. He is
found approximately 20 feet away from his bike and is
responsive to pain only. He is not wearing a helmet. You are
unable to effectively open his airway using the jaw-thrust
maneuver. What should you do? - correct answer- Carefully tilt
his head back and lift up on his chin.
what is the function of pulmonary surfactant? - correct answer-
it lubricates the alveolar walls and allows them to expand and
recoil.
which of the following devices is contraindicated in patients with
blunt thoracic trauma? - correct answer- Oxygen-powered
ventilator.
You are performing abdominal thrusts on a 19-year-old male
with a severe airway obstruction when he becomes
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unresponsive. After lowering him to the ground and placing him
in a supine position, you should: - correct answer- begin CPR,
starting with chest compressions.
As you begin ventilating an unresponsive apneic man, you hear
gurgling in his upper airway. Your MOST immediate action
should be to - correct answer- quickly turn the patient onto his
side so secretions can drain
Which of the following injuries or conditions should be managed
FIRST - correct answer- Bleeding within the oral cavity
You are assessing a 66-year-old man who has emphysema and
complains of worsened shortness of breath. He is confused,
has a heart rate of 120 beats/min, and an oxygen saturation of
89%. Which of the following assessment findings should
concern you the MOST? - correct answer- Confusion
An inaccurate pulse oximetry reading may be caused by: -
correct answer- severe peripheral vasoconstriction.
A patient who is breathing with reduced tidal volume would
MOST likely have - correct answer- shallow respirations
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During your assessment of an unresponsive adult female, you
determine that she is apneic. You should: - correct answer-
assess for a carotid pulse.
In which of the following situations would you MOST likely
encounter agonal gasps? - correct answer- Shortly after
becoming unresponsive and pulseless
A patient overdosed on heroin and is unresponsive. He is
cyanotic; he has slow, shallow breathing; and his oxygen
saturation is 80%. The primary cause of this patient's condition
is inadequate - correct answer- ventilation
which of the following statements regarding the head tilt-chin lift
maneuver is correct? - correct answer- it should be used in
conjunction with an appropriate airway adjunct.
Hypoxia is defined as: - correct answer- inadequate oxygen to
the body's cells and tissues.
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Which of the following signs or symptoms is indicative of
cerebral hypoxia - correct answer- decreased level of
consciousness
Clinically, reduced tidal volume would MOST likely present with
respirations that are: - correct answer- shallow
To obtain the most reliable assessment of a patient's tidal
volume, you should - correct answer- look at the rise of the
chest
A patient overdosed on several drugs and is unresponsive with
shallow breathing and facial cyanosis. As you continue your
assessment, the patient suddenly vomits. You should: - correct
answer- turn the patient onto his side
A properly placed oropharyngeal airway - correct answer-
keeps the tongue off of the posterior pharynx.
An elderly woman with COPD is semiconscious with labored
breathing. Her face is cyanotic, her pulse is rapid and weak,
and her oxygen saturation is 75%. You should - correct answer-
ventilate her with a bag-valve-mask device and high-flow
oxygen.
JONES AND BARTLETT EMT TESTPREP
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
SOLUTIONS | GUARANTEED SUCCESS.
the active, muscular part of breathing is called: - correct
answer- inhalation
A 22-year-old man crashed his motorcycle into a tree. He is
found approximately 20 feet away from his bike and is
responsive to pain only. He is not wearing a helmet. You are
unable to effectively open his airway using the jaw-thrust
maneuver. What should you do? - correct answer- Carefully tilt
his head back and lift up on his chin.
what is the function of pulmonary surfactant? - correct answer-
it lubricates the alveolar walls and allows them to expand and
recoil.
which of the following devices is contraindicated in patients with
blunt thoracic trauma? - correct answer- Oxygen-powered
ventilator.
You are performing abdominal thrusts on a 19-year-old male
with a severe airway obstruction when he becomes
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unresponsive. After lowering him to the ground and placing him
in a supine position, you should: - correct answer- begin CPR,
starting with chest compressions.
As you begin ventilating an unresponsive apneic man, you hear
gurgling in his upper airway. Your MOST immediate action
should be to - correct answer- quickly turn the patient onto his
side so secretions can drain
Which of the following injuries or conditions should be managed
FIRST - correct answer- Bleeding within the oral cavity
You are assessing a 66-year-old man who has emphysema and
complains of worsened shortness of breath. He is confused,
has a heart rate of 120 beats/min, and an oxygen saturation of
89%. Which of the following assessment findings should
concern you the MOST? - correct answer- Confusion
An inaccurate pulse oximetry reading may be caused by: -
correct answer- severe peripheral vasoconstriction.
A patient who is breathing with reduced tidal volume would
MOST likely have - correct answer- shallow respirations
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During your assessment of an unresponsive adult female, you
determine that she is apneic. You should: - correct answer-
assess for a carotid pulse.
In which of the following situations would you MOST likely
encounter agonal gasps? - correct answer- Shortly after
becoming unresponsive and pulseless
A patient overdosed on heroin and is unresponsive. He is
cyanotic; he has slow, shallow breathing; and his oxygen
saturation is 80%. The primary cause of this patient's condition
is inadequate - correct answer- ventilation
which of the following statements regarding the head tilt-chin lift
maneuver is correct? - correct answer- it should be used in
conjunction with an appropriate airway adjunct.
Hypoxia is defined as: - correct answer- inadequate oxygen to
the body's cells and tissues.
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Which of the following signs or symptoms is indicative of
cerebral hypoxia - correct answer- decreased level of
consciousness
Clinically, reduced tidal volume would MOST likely present with
respirations that are: - correct answer- shallow
To obtain the most reliable assessment of a patient's tidal
volume, you should - correct answer- look at the rise of the
chest
A patient overdosed on several drugs and is unresponsive with
shallow breathing and facial cyanosis. As you continue your
assessment, the patient suddenly vomits. You should: - correct
answer- turn the patient onto his side
A properly placed oropharyngeal airway - correct answer-
keeps the tongue off of the posterior pharynx.
An elderly woman with COPD is semiconscious with labored
breathing. Her face is cyanotic, her pulse is rapid and weak,
and her oxygen saturation is 75%. You should - correct answer-
ventilate her with a bag-valve-mask device and high-flow
oxygen.
